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What is fund┋it?

Fund┋it broadcasts calls for research funding and mobilityfor post-doctoral scholars in the social sciences and humanities. Want to come to France? Find a fellowship somewhere in the world? Or simply get your research project funded? Here's all the information you need. We find it, you fund┋it!

Who is fund┋it for?

• Postdocs, senior scholars and advanced graduate students from outside France wishing to come to France or to find funding opportunities

• French postdocs, senior scholars and advanced graduate students wishing to go abroad or to find funding opportunities

Nota : All international fellowships and funding opportunities listed on fund┋it are guaranteed to be open to French scholars or scholars affiliated with a French institution. However, in most cases other nationalities are also eligible.

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1) A database

fund┋it: a gold mine of valuable information

You feel like moving, setting off, going international, simply discovering all the possibilities for conducting your research outside France? You want to come to France for a research stay? You are looking for grants to fund a research program?

STEP 1
Choose and set your future course.

You would like to spend some time in France for a research project? -> Choose Come to France​

You want an opportunity for a research stay abroad? -> Choose Go international​

You are looking for European or international research grants? -> Choose Individual Research or Collaborative Research

It's as easy as that !

STEP 2 Finding a call for applications

Once you have chosen the area you are interested in, you will find a list of all open calls matching your search. There is a call catching your attention? Just click on it, you will find every essential bit of information, and if you'd like to apply just follow the link on the top right corner. For that matter don't forget to set up your fund┋it user account.

STEP 3Refining and saving your search results

The list of open calls seems endless? You would like to refine your results? You will find several filter options on the left allowing you to select certain disciplines, certain destinations, certain institution types, or certain topics. Choose, submit, and check out the offers!
You have come across your dream project? Bookmark it, so you can easily find it again in your user account.

STEP 4Never miss a call again!

So you have come across your dream programme, but you would still like to stay up to date on upcoming calls? Or you haven't found the perfect call yet, but certainly don't want to miss it when it comes up?

Sort your results by means of the filter menu on the left and "Save your search": set up your account if you haven't done so yet (takes you two minutes maximum), and we will let you know on a daily or weekly basis when there are new calls matching your saved search. You can set up new searches, edit existing ones, or delete them as you please in your user account.

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fund┋it is also a database for funding or host institutions in the social sciences and humanities. When there are no interesting open calls for you, just follow the link on top of the page, browse through the institutions, maybe find an interesting one and bookmark it to be notified about its upcoming calls.

* Good to know n°2
For some calls, you will find contact information about someone who will be glad to help you with your application. A precious resource for the success of your project, so feel free to use it.

* Good to know n°3
If you know about an open call that is not yet listed on fund┋it, you can submit it to us. Simply use the "Submit a call" button on the bottom left and send us your suggestion, we will publish it as soon as possible. Your help is greatly appreciated!

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2) A whole community

fund┋it has even more to offer!

Succeed!

1- A programme may already have been scrutinized by experts identifying its assets or pointing out target disciplines or topics. If you want to know why you should go for this programme, or understand the indicated SSH rate for European projects, just click on the information icon above the call title. Nota: not every call features such an analysis.

2- You have spotted an interesting programme and would like to know more about it? The fund┋it community is waiting in the wings to answer your questions: there may already be a discussion going on on that programme of yours in our Linkedin group. If you want to join in, just click on "Join the discussion" on the right of each call. (Make sure you have a Linkedin account for that.) You might also find feedback by other scholars on that specific programme. Approach them, ask them, the community is there for you!

And because any piece of information can be a key to success, we are also keeping a blog where we regularly post former fellows' feedback, or interviews, or accounts from funding bodies, letting you in on some tips and tricks on how to stand out with your application. See for yourself by following the link to the blog on the bottom left.

It goes without saying that you can also find us on Facebook and Twitter where all new calls are posted, too. We are always trying to make it as easy as we can for you.

Share your experience
-> You are familiar with a program, you have maybe even been one of its past (and most eminent) fellows: share your impressions and advice with us, you will be sure to help more than one potential candidate.

Join the fund┋it community

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3) Our fund┋it guarantees

fund┋it guarantees you that:

all calls listed are currently open for application;

all mobilities are fully funded and of 1 month minimum;

all information is up-to-date and scrutinized;

none of the calls listed includes any application fees whatsoever to be paid by the candidate.

And... fund┋it is free! What are you waiting for? Sign in and ... fund┋it!

Research Projects: "Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements"

The Foundation generally accepts applications for research projects made by universities, other research institutes or comparable institutions as well as by one or several Postdocs or scholars with Post Doctoral Lecture Qualification.

The grants for research projects involve, depending on the type of project, the assumption of costs for personnel, travel, materials and/or other costs.

The applicants must be actively involved in the research work of the project.

Project staff on research projects may only be financed by PhD or research grants. A fundamental prerequisite for a grant is that project staff conduct their own research, which is published under their name. The simultaneous receipt of salary or retirement pension and a research scholarship is not possible. The period of support for Foundation stipend holders working on Ph.D. or research projects can be extended by up to 12 months if the holder becomes a parent during the period covered by the stipend and has an entitlement to maternity or parental leave. Individual arrangements must be discussed with the Foundation’s administrative office.

As part of a research project, the costs incurred of visiting (foreign) scholars can also be financed.

By contrast, a research scholarship should be applied for by one scholar alone for a project that s/he conducts him/herself.

Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements

The special programme "Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements" is aimed at researchers who, with an eye to current developments, are examining the emergence of political movements in the Islamic world at the national and/or transnational level. Historical studies are encouraged and supported, together with projects in the areas of religious, cultural or political science: What emancipatory, what modern elements does political Islam promise and integrate? What developments, what connections, what similarities in the key categories, interpretations and claims are to be drawn between pan-Arabism and pan-Islamism at the close of the 19th century and the movements of today? What historical self-descriptions are recognizable in the concepts? Via what specific ideas of communalisation can social radicalisation and mobilisation for violence be legitimised?

The special programme takes a look at the dynamics between Islamic teachings, Islamism, nationalism and transnational orientations and environments. Scientific discussion of the countries and regions of the Islamic world should bring together expertise possessing regional and thematic focus in order to allow the problems associated with areas of conflict to be expounded upon, particularly with regard to global influences and processes of cultural exchange.

Proposals will be supported that address the particularities and contexts of cultural and historical environments and relationships. The projects' deliverables should be able to make a contribution to diverse and expert discussions in public and political circles.

Applications are invited for funding research scholarships and research projects. PhD scholarships are only granted in connection with a research project.

The individual research areas

Historical and present day Islamic systems of society and state

The concept of nation, national movements and nationalism in Islamic civilisation

Islamic fundamentalism or Islamic emancipation?

Transnational civil society movements in the Islamic world

Islamic states in the international world system

Deadlines

The next application deadline is 16 May 2018.

Application documents

From now on, it is only possible to apply electronically for the Special Programme Islam. The necessary application documents can be uploaded in the electronic application form.

The following forms are to be attached to an application for financial support for a research project (German or English):

description of the research proposal (max. 8 pages)

plus bibliography if necessary (in addition to the max. 8 pages)

at least font size 11 and line spacing 1.5

work plan and time schedule, travel itinerary (if needed)

detailed cost calculation

The specific funds being applied for must be precisely defined.

The Foundation can't cover any college or tuition fees.

The Foundation can't cover overhead costs.

curriculum vitae and list of publications of the applicant(s)

if appropriate, curriculum vitae and list of publications of the proposed project participant(s)

one letter of recommendation. References have to be signed personally by the author and sent to the Gerda Henkel Foundation. A signed version by email or fax is accepted. It is possible to submit more than one letter of recommendation.